Daniela

Born and raised in Mexico City, Daniela has finally decided to abdicate her post as an armchair skeptic and start doing some skeptical activism. She is currently living in Spain after having lived in the US, Brazil and Italy. You can also find her blogging in Spanish at esceptica.org.

The fundies murdered the last politician to protest against the blasphemy laws in Pakistan. And the Taliban murdered the President’s wife. The problem in Pakistan is that the army is disloyal and corrupt. To hide their disloyalty and corruption they parade their pieties with overt support for fundamentalist insurgencies against India and Afghanistan. And the US tries to buy them off with ‘foreign aid’ that buys nothing but weapons.

I was at CONvergence (and thus, SkepchickCon!) and I wanted to say THANK YOU. I went to as many of the panels on science, skepticism and atheism as I could wedge in. My dad died about a week ago, and I was feeling very alone. It was great to be around like-minded people and it gave me a lot of peace. Also: your drinks and the paper doll scientists were awesome.

Sorry to hear about your dad. It’s tough to go through that, but I’m glad to hear you met nice people at SkepchickCon to help you feel less alone.
I forwarded your message to the Skepchicks that were at the Con. I’m sure they’ll be glad to hear that you had a good time.

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The Skepchick Network is a collection of smart and often sarcastic blogs focused on science and critical thinking. The original site is Skepchick.org, founded by Rebecca Watson in 2005 to discuss women’s issues from a skeptical standpoint.